“I was like, ‘Oh, I can die now.’
Dolly Parton knows who I am.”
“Little known fact, the legend Dolly was a producer,” Gellar said.
Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy; Dolly Parton.Getty Images; Kevin Winter/Getty Images
“And, you know, we never saw her.
And then one day, somebody asked her about it and she complimented the show and my performance.”
“I was like, ‘Oh, I can die now,'” she continued.
“Dolly Parton knows who I am and thinks I’m good.'”
Sandollar also produced the 1992 film starringKristy Swansonthat inspired the series.
“I will always be proud ofBuffy,” she toldThe Hollywood Reporter.
“I will always be proud of what my castmates did, what I did.
Was it an ideal working situation?
But it’s OK to loveBuffyfor what we created because I think it’s pretty spectacular.”
Watch Gellar’s interview with Fallon above.
